BOMBING HAVOC
WILHELMSHAVEN RAID SUBMARINE YARDS BUILDINGS BURNT OUT (British Official Wireless.) (10.30 a.m.) RUGBY, July 15 Photographs of Wilhelmshaven taken since the raid last Thursday show that the bombing did useful damage. As it has no.t been possible to take photographs in clear weather only the most obvious damage car: be detected. The Mariwerft submarine yards and an armour-plate shop were completely gutted and five other buildings burnt out. The damage done must affect the output of the whole yard. The Deutschewerke, which were engaged in warship repairs, had an engineering workshop and a smith;, severely damaged. Ship stores and workshops have been burnt out on the east side of Bauhafen, six oi seven large shops being wrecked.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20837, 16 July 1942, Page 3
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